The word 'disciple' is used more frequently than the word 'Christian' to refer to believers in the Bible. Being a disciple is not a role we have, but it's who we are in Christ.

Jesus told his disciples to "come follow me." He had a plan and a purpose in discipleship, and it is the example for us in discipleship today.

Ephesians 5 explains our roles in marriage. But marriage is merely the context in which God shows us the profound mystery of his redeeming love for us.

Ephesians 5:21 calls us to submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. That is the foundation to any relationship we have, and it is not something we manufacture. It comes from a life that is led by the Spirit.

In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve experienced creation as it was truly intended - beautiful, good and completely fulfilling every purpose. After the fall, frustration entered the world because now nothing is the way it was intended to be. But as...

Many times God calls us to do something. And many times, our response is, "I can't." But, most importantly, God replies to us, "I know. I'll do it."

Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 1:31)

The gospel informs not only how we live, but who we are and how we find our identity. As Christians, we will never know who we are until we know whose we are. We belong to a God who will not settle for cheap joy in our lives. He will stop at...

Think your family is dysfunctional? However crazy yours may be, the most dysfunctional family heritage belongs to none other than Jesus. But God protects and works through dysfunction. Your story is just a part of God's ultimate redemption story.

Martin Luther said we should know the gospel well, teach it to others, and beat it into their heads continually. In 1 Corinthians, Paul said the gospel is of "first importance." It is not something we can move past or get over, because God...

Hearing someone's story of redemption is an amplifier to the grace-filled voice of God. We hear David's story and see God deliver the same message he did to Mary and Martha about Lazarus - "This illness does not lead to death. It is...